GILLESPIE CASE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 23 December 1913, Page 7

GILLESPIE CASE.

SENTENCE POSTPONED

BY TKLEGKAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.

WELLINGTON, Dec. 23. Oliver Noel Gillespie, solicitor of Feilding, who at Palmerston North pleaded guilty to eight charges of fraudulently failing to account' for moneys received, came before the Chief Justice to-day. , , , Counsel 1 for accused suggested ,that it would be of great importance lo prisoner to go through the accounts, and, he felt sure that if Gillespie were granted six weeks or two months with the books considerable sums might }>c recovered. He. asked the Court to postpone sentence accordinglyl. His Honor: If there is any likelihood of part of the money being recovered I don't object to that course. Gounser then called evidence to assure the Court that there was some prospect in that direction, and His Honor postponed sentence until February 17. Baa was fixed at £2000 in accused's recognisance and two sureties of £1000 each*. j